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Hyderabad: Hyderabad cricketer Thakur Tilak Varma has been named in the India A squad for the three four-day games against New Zealand A, scheduled to be held later this month. Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal was named captain of the 16-member team. The squad also includes the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldeep Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna. […]

Dubai: Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday named VVS Laxman as the interim head coach for Team India (Senior Men) for the upcoming ACC Asia Cup 2022 to be played in the UAE. VVS Laxman, who travelled with the Indian team that played the ODI series in Zimbabwe will oversee the team’s […]

Hyderabad: While most of his peers are enjoying a retired life lying around in their backyard and watching the clouds drift by, 63-year-old Niranjan Reddy is busy training young shooters. Reddy, one of the renowned shooting coaches in India, is following his passion to teach shooting by setting up a shooting range in his home […]

Hyderabad: Defending champions Hyderabad men’s basketball team defeated Medchal Malkajgiri 65-47 in pre-quarters in the 8th Senior Inter-District Basketball Championship held at the Don Bosco High School, Motinagar, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Earlier, Hyderabad thrashed Medak 29-10 to set up slash against Medchal Malkajgiri in pre-quarters. Meanwhile Ranga Reddy downed Mulugu 56-53 to make it to […]

Hyderabad: Ashwa Bravo, White Roses, New Look, Arabian Queen, Nugget & Ashoka caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Sea Of Class (Aneel) 47.5, moved freely. Pinatubo (Dhanu Singh) 47, moved easy. Special Effort (Dhanu Singh) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. 800m: Dillon (P […]

Mysuru: The B Suresh-trained Emelda, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the HH Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy 1400 metres, a handicap for horses in Class-I, rated 80 and above, the feature event of the opening day of the Mysore regular season here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first […]

Dubai: Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes that talismanic India batter Virat Kohli will be freshened up mentally as well as physically after taking time off cricket and that fans tuning in to Asia Cup would see the best of Kohli again in the competition. Kohli returns to the Indian team for the Asia Cup […]

Tokyo: Young Indian badminton ace Lakshya Sen sailed into the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals with a straight game win over Spain’s Luis Penalver in the BWF World Championships here on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games champion Sen won his second round match 21-17 21-10, taking 72 minutes to complete the formality. After trailing 3-4, the ninth seeded Sen […]

Hyderabad: Nizamabad MLC K Kavitha felicitated Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Nikhat Zareen at her residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Speaking on this Kavitha said, “It is a proud moment for the State, hailing from Nizamabad and becoming a world champion and her achievements are inspiration for young athletes.” Nikhat thanked CM KCR for sanctioning […]

Hyderabad: Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud lauded para athlete K Lokeshwari at his office in Hyderabad on Wednesday. She clinched a silver and bronze medal in S-37 category shot put and discus throw respectively in the recently concluded 4th National Open Pata Athletics Championships in Bengaluru. Minister hoped Lokeshwari to win more laurels and make […]

New Delhi: The Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Tuesday pulled out of the US Open 2022 due to a tendon injury in her forearm and hinted about some change in her retirement plans. The 35-year-old picked up the injury while competing at the Canadian Open earlier this month. She played at last week’s Cincinnati Open […]

Hyderabad: Telangana kho kho players Dasari Jeevith Rao and Buchannagari Raju, who are part of Chennai Quick Guns, hope to achieve their goals through the inaugural edition of the Ultimate Kho Kho. Jeevith Rao, the 19-year-old from Thumukunta of Medchal district was elated at his selection for the league. “I am pretty happy and excited. […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad cyclist Ashirwad Saxena has been selected for the six-membered Indian junior cycling track team that will participate in the UCI Junior World Track Cycling Championship to be held in Tel Aviv. Ashirwad is a bronze medallist from the 28th Junior Asian Track Cycling Championships held a few months back in New Delhi. The […]

Hyderabad: Shabbir Ali, former Indian football captain and Dhyan Chand awardee, has been appointed by the Sports Authority of Telangana as a coach on an honorary basis to provide football coaching at the LB Stadium. Shabbir Ali, who was the captain of the Indian football team in 1981-84, was born and brought up in Hyderabad. […]

Hyderabad: Mickhil Jaiswal scored a fluent 120 and scalped five for 52 to guide MP Colts to a 52-run victory over Gemini Friends in the HCA A1 Division 3 Day One-Day–cum-Knockout tournament, on Tuesday. Brief Scores: Deccan Chronicle 278 in 49 overs (A Vaishnav Reddy 55; Shiva Shankar 62, D Dinesh 50, Mohd Umar 5/42, […]

Hyderabad: Akshat Reddy Gavva defeated Kumar Mohith 22-20, 21-15 in the first round of the Kotak India Junior International Series held at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Results (Round one): Singles: Men: Akshat Reddy Gavva bt Kumar Mohith 22-20, 21-15, Ansh Negi bt Ayush Kamal 21-5, 21-7, Aryan Tushir bt Shahid Ibrahim […]

Kolkata: The Aashay Doctor-trained Cape Tanaros working well in the morning trials is expected to score in the Sophisticated Lady Handicap 1100 metres, a handicap for horses in Class-II, rated 61-86, rated 41-66 eligible in a field of eight runners the feature event of the opening day’s races of the Calcutta monsoon meeting to be […]

Hyderabad: Yesterday, NRI Superpower & Corfe Castle impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 800m: Samrat (Mohith Singh) 59, 600/45, handy. Palomar (Apprentice) 1-0, 600/44, well in hand. Star Babe (Rohit Kumar) 1-0, 600/47, moved well. 1000m: Miss Little Angel (Koushik) 1-15, 800/58, 600/44, good. Beauty On […]

Hyderabad: Competing in his maiden international tournament after returning to sport from a 16-year break, 32-year-old Hyderabad para shooter K Sandesh Reddy won a team silver in the 10m air pistol event at the Changwon 2022 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup held in South Korea on Tuesday. He team up with Singraj and Deepender […]

Hyderabad: After Shubman Gill’s top-class 130 took India to 289-8, Zimbabwe was down and out in the run chase at 169-7. KL Rahul-led Team India edged past hosts Zimbabwe in the third and final ODI on Monday to complete a 3-0 ODI series whitewash. It is known that there is no dearth of energetic dancers […]

Mumbai: Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19. He tested positive for the virus in a routine test conducted ahead of the team’s departure to the UAE for Asia Cup 2022. “Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19 in a routine test conducted ahead of the team’s […]

Manchester [UK]: Manchester United showed the class and intensity they have been known for, with goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford powering the side to a 2-1 win against Liverpool in their Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Monday. United had received a lot of criticism after a humiliating 4-0 loss to Brentford […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao felicitated Commonwealth Games medal winners from the State as part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the LB Stadium, on Monday. Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen, who won a gold medal in the 50 kg category, and another boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin, who won a bronze medal in the […]

Harare: All-rounder Sikandar Raza fought hard with his incredible sixth ODI century but India survived the scare to win the third and final ODI by 13 runs and complete a 3-0 series sweep of Zimbabwe. After Shubman Gill’s top-class 130 took India to 289-8, Zimbabwe were down and out in the run chase at 169-7. […]